New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27

dramatist prepared from these manusorp" |
well-known "Retrospectons OF the S'a!e' p.o
lished in 1890. which extend only TO inc pe- |
ming OF the actors American career. The presenO
=, IIma consists urinci; ally Of further extracts
prerarcd from the original autooiosrapny ~ |
md among Bayle Demands papers aiter HIS
death. The editors have judiciously pecco ."o.
ant with n few printed but little known ie
mcnts and have added useful biographicai no.
and an index. Bernard wrote In op -
vein, telling great many stores iiiu'''a 49,,
,n,orican manners and describing modes OF .ra'o'
conveyances inns, the appearance OF .hc 80
an the general condition OF society WIN ni,n"'
ness and good hrmor. We may susFeo' ,i" ~
zoo earnest desire to be entertaining out nc h''
o,oot rccord for America and was always ready
20 ,raise both the country and the people, Inc
,orocs of the Revolution had not yet passed away
when BERNARD arrived, and he set down WIN Ell
tbusiasm all that he could learn about them from
personal intercourse or conversation WIN o'oSo
who knew them. Riding one day IN Nir3iha III
saw q heavily loaded chaisc overturned ana
Young woman thrown out. With the assistance
of q gentleman who passing he set the We
hcle to rights and lifted the great trunks oaeR u
their rlace. Dripping with persriration ana COW
cred with dust, he and his fellow-laporer 'ieh
made each others acquaintance. Inc s'r''e
&c nt,eman proved to be Washington, and bernard
nons the wise and cordial talk OF his entertainer
ot considerable length. The subject OF slavery
was INTRODUCED, and Weshin'ton expressed '''e
q, inion that while liberty was the rEht OF every
man il coulG not be suddenly given TO the oiackS
before they had been taught how 10 use IT, W.
might as we'll be asked b pull down our GU
wa. cho,scs before trade has increased TO ueni"no
eplarpcd new ones Both houses and slaves were
beoueathed to us by Europeans. and Time aiohe
can chan @ them event. sir. which, you may
believe me. no man desires more heartily than
do Not only do I pray for 1t on the score OF
human dignity, but | clearly forcsec thao
nothing but the roofing out Of slavery can rer-
rctuate the existence Of our union bv consohdal-
ing il in a common bond OF principle lhrousn
Washin, ton Mr. Bernard formed a friendship VIVID
jefferson. and Of this statesmans uJteranccs aso
he rreserv ed an elaborate record Mr. 'ehe's'n
gave a curious description OF MiraDeaus manner
IN conranv He was moody and silent until
wine warmed him into life For an nour "
two he was then most agreeable corn'ahIon -.
| rourcd out information, poetry and anccd uc' ai'
flashed his sarcasm right and lett win INC c"~'
and polish Of true Damasccne. But ne drank
rurio,,sIv and ms the wine heated him his ruling
interest rccained its sway. and his hllarity rose
into n srecies Of madness. His eye dlated' MS
voice chol,ed he shock his black halr Wildly
about his face, burst into political piOpcc'eS III"
struck the table until the glasses rang ny way %
cmphasis recalling the image of the syDli ourlh-
the thu oes of inspiration. In a shorV thhe Nv
had reached the pinnacle Of his SOCIAL glory-hiS
anita .onists had deserted the table or nc was
Ing under it,
Thomas Goodwin is a connecting link between
Dcrnard's time and our own, for his recoIlec''"iS
of the staee begin in the first decade OF the cen
tury, when he playing fairies ana o,n.r
children,s no,ts at Covent Garden in Hrlmaldls
,antomines. and he died in this city only "a rev
months arc. lie came TO America In lo@'' AL
through his life of eghty-seVen years he was at
tached to the theatre IN one way OF ahoVne'' az
thou h he was II an actor At Covcnt Garden
lao was empl.yed as a copyist. In this city hc os-
tablshcd what is known n muSlc-hbiafy' nj
which the scores and separate parts OF operas
SONGS, orchestral pieces and other COMPOSITIONS
could be hired for public performances. HIS busl-
ness brought him the acquaintance OF hah'SerS'
actols and musicians, and made HIM laihiiIar WIZ
n great deal of the secret history OF the ioca'
stage, and as he was a genial ana coihpaii'""i,
Ierson with keen interest III his associates anu
n GOOD memory, he accumulated as he grew old q
store of gossip remarkable IMAM MS htocN
Of music. The little volume which Dr. Mason
has mt forth in his name is not really his. The
editor acknowledges that it is only founded OIL
Goodwins cony ersations, and how far 1t Is gehu-
inc report of his rccOllectons, how lar an lh'c-
uendent historical sketch, we are ieiV TO IN
agile At any rate II is an lnteicslil'@' c'eVii"i
chatty survey Of some Of The lam Ills ngufes Oh
the London stage during the first quarter OF INC
nineteenth century, and Of the course OF husica
and dramatic affairs IN New-rOiK hOm a"'''
| ,s2o tn 1s55. MIR Goodwin here cary
enough TO observe the humble beginning OF cias'-
cal music in the metropolis, and To appreciate 'he
| lab AZ he
| coded even the Philharmo mic Society. Ills rei-
ercnces 10 them show intelligence and good ieel-
in, OF later and more important movements
which have made NewYork one OF Tile musicai
capitals of the world he had less 10 say ihcS
came too late In his life-at u time when' IKE
most old men, he thought more Of the past thah
the present. The opera perhaps never greatly
concerned him IL he could have told us The inner
history Of that form Of entertainment he might
have made q highly amusing book but The Tempt
iny subject still awaits the right pen. Within
tho 8, ne,yhat contracted scope Of his intmaces.
for the thirty years eliminating in Billy Niblo'
he IL an agreeable and sometimes instructive eos
sip.
Mr. Story's short introduction to the antobi-
orrapbv OF Dupre gives 50 exact a statement both
OF the character OF the book and OF the character
OF it's subject that the most elaborate analysis
could hardly add anything TO the cxposidion
Gioy ami Dupre was Of the most eminent
Italian scuptors Of the present century. lie was
highly honored in his lifetime his deaLh was re-
earded as q national sorrow his best WORKS are
esteemed among the precious monuments OF Siena
Florence and Milan; dignity of purpose and SIN
certify of style distinguished everything that came
from lis hands, and he treated his art with a
profound loving and inv ariable respect His orr
Gin was humble and he made his way to fame
through great difficulties. an aptitude closely re-
lated to genius and an industry inspired by both
ambition and conscience making good tie want Of
acadcmical training. lie writes Of his career his
personaI adventures his trials, his successes, his
oliects his theories Of art with manly franl<ncss.